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Friday, October 25, 1968

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The Headlines

DOAR SEES NO GAIN IN SCHOOL DISPUTE; ALLEN CONSULTED; Efforts to Resolve Teacher Strike Continue as Mayor Talks to State Aide

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Hey Jude

The Beatles

The must-have

Hot Wheels

On This Day

  • Soyuz 2 is launched.

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  • A Fairchild F-27 crashes into Moose Mountain while on approach to Lebanon Municipal Airport in Lebanon, New Hampshire, killing 32 people.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1968

  • Sock it to me!

Tech Check

Computer Mouse (Demo), Boeing 747 & 911 Emergency System.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

21,042 days ago

(57 years, 237 days)